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Do wind turbines kill birds?
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Wind power is the largest source of clean, renewable energy in the United States. But the large turbines that create that power can endanger wildlife. MIT Professor Michael Howland returns to the podcast to answer a listener's question about the risks of wind energy to birds—and explain how wind turbines compare to coal plants, power lines, office towers, housecats, and other threats to birdlife in the modern world.
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For more episodes of TILclimate by the MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative, visit tilclimate.mit.edu.
Credits
Laur Hesse Fisher, Host and Executive Producer
David Lishansky, Editor and Producer
Aaron Krol, Writer and Producer
Michelle Harris, Fact Checker
Music by Blue Dot Sessions
Artwork by Aaron Krol
62 episoder
Manage episode 411880589 series 2530463
Wind power is the largest source of clean, renewable energy in the United States. But the large turbines that create that power can endanger wildlife. MIT Professor Michael Howland returns to the podcast to answer a listener's question about the risks of wind energy to birds—and explain how wind turbines compare to coal plants, power lines, office towers, housecats, and other threats to birdlife in the modern world.
For a deeper dive and additional resources related to this episode, visit:
For more episodes of TILclimate by the MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative, visit tilclimate.mit.edu.
Credits
Laur Hesse Fisher, Host and Executive Producer
David Lishansky, Editor and Producer
Aaron Krol, Writer and Producer
Michelle Harris, Fact Checker
Music by Blue Dot Sessions
Artwork by Aaron Krol
62 episoder
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